Winter parking ban begins Sunday -- at 3 a.m.

Staff report

Chicago’s winter overnight parking ban kicks in this weekend.

The Department of Streets and Sanitation posted fliers this week letting drivers know the ban begins at 3 a.m. Sunday. The ban covers 107 miles of city streets until April 1, regardless of snow, and is in effect every day from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m., according to the department.

Violators will have their vehicles towed — with a towing fee of at least $150, plus $20 a day storage fee, in addition to a $60 ticket.

Vehicles will be towed to either Pound 2 at 10301 S. Doty Ave. or Pound 6 at 701 N. Sacramento Ave., according to the department.

Last year on Dec. 1, 301 vehicles were towed for violating the ban.

A much more extensive network of arterial streets also is covered by the city’s snow route parking restrictions, which bans parking on posted streets when a snowstorm results in an accumulation of more than 2 inches of snow.

Maps and street lists for both parking bans are on the city’s website.